@class wxObjectRefData
@wxheader{object.h}
- This class is used to store reference-counted data. Derive classes from this to
- store your own data. When retrieving information from a @b wxObject's reference
- data,
- you will need to cast to your own derived class.
+ This class is used to store reference-counted data. Derive classes from this
+ to store your own data. When retrieving information from a wxObject's reference
+ data, you will need to cast to your own derived class.
@library{wxbase}
- @category{FIXME}
+ @category{rtti}
+
+ @see wxObject, wxObjectDataPtr<T>, @ref overview_refcount "Reference counting"
+
+ @b Example:
+
+ @code
+ // include file
+
+ class MyCar: public wxObject
+ {
+ public:
+ MyCar() { }
+ MyCar( int price );
+
+ bool IsOk() const { return m_refData != NULL; }
+
+ bool operator == ( const MyCar& car ) const;
+ bool operator != (const MyCar& car) const { return !(*this == car); }
+
+ void SetPrice( int price );
+ int GetPrice() const;
+
+ protected:
+ virtual wxObjectRefData *CreateRefData() const;
+ virtual wxObjectRefData *CloneRefData(const wxObjectRefData *data) const;
+
+ DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(MyCar)
+ };
+
+
+ // implementation
+
+ class MyCarRefData: public wxObjectRefData
+ {
+ public:
+ MyCarRefData()
+ {
+ m_price = 0;
+ }
+
+ MyCarRefData( const MyCarRefData& data )
+ : wxObjectRefData()
+ {
+ m_price = data.m_price;
+ }
+
+ bool operator == (const MyCarRefData& data) const
+ {
+ return m_price == data.m_price;
+ }
+
+ int m_price;
+ };
+
+
+ #define M_CARDATA ((MyCarRefData *)m_refData)
+
+ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(MyCar,wxObject)
+
+ MyCar::MyCar( int price )
+ {
+ m_refData = new MyCarRefData();
+ M_CARDATA->m_price = price;
+ }
+
+ wxObjectRefData *MyCar::CreateRefData() const
+ {
+ return new MyCarRefData;
+ }
+
+ wxObjectRefData *MyCar::CloneRefData(const wxObjectRefData *data) const
+ {
+ return new MyCarRefData(*(MyCarRefData *)data);
+ }
+
+ bool MyCar::operator == ( const MyCar& car ) const
+ {
+ if (m_refData == car.m_refData) return true;
+
+ if (!m_refData || !car.m_refData) return false;
+
+ return ( *(MyCarRefData*)m_refData == *(MyCarRefData*)car.m_refData );
+ }
+
+ void MyCar::SetPrice( int price )
+ {
+ UnShare();
+
+ M_CARDATA->m_price = price;
+ }
+
+ int MyCar::GetPrice() const
+ {
+ wxCHECK_MSG( IsOk(), -1, "invalid car" );
+
+ return (M_CARDATA->m_price);
+ }
+ @endcode
- @see wxObject, wxObjectDataPtrT(), @ref overview_trefcount "Reference counting"
*/
class wxObjectRefData
{
wxObjectRefData();
/**
- Destructor. It's declared @c protected so that wxObjectRefData instances will
- never
- be destroyed directly but only as result of a DecRef() call.
+ Destructor. It's declared @c protected so that wxObjectRefData instances
+ will never be destroyed directly but only as result of a DecRef() call.
*/
~wxObjectRefData();
/**
- Decrements the reference count associated with this shared data and, if it
- reaches zero,
- destroys this instance of wxObjectRefData releasing its memory.
- Please note that after calling this function, the caller should absolutely
- avoid to use
- the pointer to this instance since it may not be valid anymore.
+ Decrements the reference count associated with this shared data and, if
+ it reaches zero, destroys this instance of wxObjectRefData releasing its
+ memory.
+
+ Please note that after calling this function, the caller should
+ absolutely avoid to use the pointer to this instance since it may not be
+ valid anymore.
*/
void DecRef();
/**
Returns the reference count associated with this shared data.
- When this goes to zero during a DecRef() call, the object
- will auto-free itself.
+ When this goes to zero during a DecRef() call, the object will auto-free
+ itself.
*/
int GetRefCount() const;
@wxheader{object.h}
This is the root class of many of the wxWidgets classes.
- It declares a virtual destructor which ensures that
- destructors get called for all derived class objects where necessary.
+ It declares a virtual destructor which ensures that destructors get called
+ for all derived class objects where necessary.
- wxObject is the hub of a dynamic object creation
- scheme, enabling a program to create instances of a class only knowing
- its string class name, and to query the class hierarchy.
+ wxObject is the hub of a dynamic object creation scheme, enabling a program
+ to create instances of a class only knowing its string class name, and to
+ query the class hierarchy.
- The class contains optional debugging versions
- of @b new and @b delete, which can help trace memory allocation
- and deallocation problems.
+ The class contains optional debugging versions of @b new and @b delete, which
+ can help trace memory allocation and deallocation problems.
- wxObject can be used to implement @ref overview_trefcount "reference counted"
- objects,
- such as wxPen, wxBitmap and others (see @ref overview_refcountlist "this list").
+ wxObject can be used to implement @ref overview_refcount "reference counted"
+ objects, such as wxPen, wxBitmap and others (see @ref overview_refcount_list
+ "this list").
@library{wxbase}
@category{rtti}
- @see wxClassInfo, @ref overview_debuggingoverview, wxObjectRefData
+ @see wxClassInfo, @ref overview_debugging, wxObjectRefData
*/
class wxObject
{
public:
- //@{
+
+ wxObject();
/**
Default and copy constructors.
*/
- wxObject();
wxObject(const wxObject& other);
- //@}
+
/**
Destructor. Performs dereferencing, for those objects
/**
A virtual function that may be redefined by derived classes to allow dumping of
memory states.
+
This function is only defined in debug build and doesn't exist at all if
@c __WXDEBUG__ is not defined.
applications. Be sure to call the Dump member of the
class's base class to allow all information to be
dumped.
+
+ The implementation of this function in wxObject just writes
+ the class name of the object.
+
+
*/
void Dump(ostream& stream);
/**
This virtual function is redefined for every class that requires run-time
- type information, when using DECLARE_CLASS macros.
+ type information, when using @c DECLARE_CLASS macros.
*/
wxClassInfo* GetClassInfo();
@param info
A pointer to a class information object, which may be obtained
- by using the CLASSINFO macro.
+ by using the @c CLASSINFO macro.
@returns @true if the class represented by info is the same class as this
one or is derived from it.
+
+ @b Example:
+ @code
+ bool tmp = obj->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxFrame));
+ @endcode
*/
bool IsKindOf(wxClassInfo* info);
/**
- Returns @true if this object has the same data pointer as @e obj. Notice
+ @returns @true if this object has the same data pointer as @e obj. Notice
that @true is returned if the data pointers are @NULL in both objects.
+
This function only does a shallow comparison, i.e. it doesn't compare
the objects pointed to by the data pointers of these objects.
*/
(and perhaps free) the data it is currently referring
to.
+ It then sets its own m_refData to point to that of clone,
+ and increments the reference count inside the data.
+
@see UnRef(), wxObject::m_refData, SetRefData(),
GetRefData(), wxObjectRefData
*/
/**
Ensure that this object's data is not shared with any other object.
- if we have no
- data, it is created using CreateRefData() below, if we have shared data
- it is copied using CloneRefData(), otherwise nothing is done.
- */
- void UnShare();
-
- /**
- wxObjectRefData* m_refData
- Pointer to an object which is the object's reference-counted data.
- @see Ref(), UnRef(), SetRefData(),
- GetRefData(), wxObjectRefData
+ If we have no data, it is created using CreateRefData() below,
+ if we have shared data, it is copied using CloneRefData(),
+ otherwise nothing is done.
*/
-
+ void UnShare();
/**
The @e delete operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only,
- when
- the identifier __WXDEBUG__ is defined. It takes over memory deallocation,
- allowing
- wxDebugContext operations.
+ when the identifier @c __WXDEBUG__ is defined.
+ It takes over memory deallocation, allowing wxDebugContext operations.
*/
- void delete(void buf);
+ void operator delete(void *buf);
/**
The @e new operator is defined for debugging versions of the library only, when
- the identifier __WXDEBUG__ is defined. It takes over memory allocation, allowing
+ the identifier @c __WXDEBUG__ is defined. It takes over memory allocation, allowing
wxDebugContext operations.
*/
- void* new(size_t size, const wxString& filename = NULL,
+ void* operator new(size_t size, const wxString& filename = NULL,
int lineNum = 0);
+
+private:
+
+ /**
+ Pointer to an object which is the object's reference-counted data.
+
+ @see Ref(), UnRef(), SetRefData(),
+ GetRefData(), wxObjectRefData
+ */
+ wxObjectRefData* m_refData;
};
@library{wxbase}
@category{rtti}
- @see Overview(), wxObject
+ @see @ref overview_rtti_classinfo "Overview", wxObject
*/
class wxClassInfo
{
counting interface which only consists of the two methods
@b T::IncRef() and @b T::DecRef().
- The difference to wxSharedPtr is that
- wxObjectDataPtr relies on the reference counting to be in
- the class pointed to where as wxSharedPtr implements the
+ The difference to wxSharedPtr<T> is that
+ wxObjectDataPtr<T> relies on the reference counting to be in
+ the class pointed to where as wxSharedPtr<T> implements the
reference counting itself.
@library{wxbase}
- @category{FIXME}
+ @category{rtti,smartpointers}
+
+ @see wxObject, wxObjectRefData, @ref overview_refcount "Reference counting",
+ wxSharedPtr<T>, wxScopedPtr<T>, wxWeakRef<T>
+
+ <b>Data structures:</b>
+
+ @code
+ typedef T element_type
+ @endcode
+
+ @b Example:
+
+ @code
+ class MyCarRefData: public wxObjectRefData
+ {
+ public:
+ MyCarRefData() { m_price = 0; }
+
+ MyCarRefData( const MyCarRefData& data )
+ : wxObjectRefData()
+ {
+ m_price = data.m_price;
+ }
+
+ void SetPrice( int price ) { m_price = price; }
+ int GetPrice() { return m_price; }
+
+ protected:
+ int m_price;
+ };
+
+ class MyCar
+ {
+ public:
+ MyCar( int price ) : m_data( new MyCarRefData )
+ {
+ m_data->SetPrice( price );
+ }
+
+ MyCar& operator =( const MyCar& tocopy )
+ {
+ m_data = tocopy.m_data;
+ return *this;
+ }
+
+ bool operator == ( const MyCar& other ) const
+ {
+ if (m_data.get() == other.m_data.get()) return true;
+ return (m_data->GetPrice() == other.m_data->GetPrice());
+ }
+
+ void SetPrice( int price )
+ {
+ UnShare();
+ m_data->SetPrice( price );
+ }
+
+ int GetPrice() const
+ {
+ return m_data->GetPrice();
+ }
+
+ wxObjectDataPtr<MyCarRefData> m_data;
+
+ protected:
+ void UnShare()
+ {
+ if (m_data->GetRefCount() == 1)
+ return;
+
+ m_data.reset( new MyCarRefData( *m_data ) );
+ }
+ };
+
+ @endcode
- @see wxObject, wxObjectRefData, @ref overview_trefcount "Reference counting"
*/
class wxObjectDataPtr<T>
{
public:
- //@{
+
+ /**
+ Constructor. @a ptr is a pointer to the reference counted object
+ to which this class points.
+ If @a ptr is not NULL @b T::IncRef() will be called on the object.
+ */
+ wxObjectDataPtr<T>(T* ptr = NULL);
+
/**
This copy constructor increases the count of the reference
counted object to which @a tocopy points and then this
class will point to, as well.
*/
- wxObjectDataPtrT(T* ptr = NULL);
- wxObjectDataPtrT(const wxObjectDataPtr<T>& tocopy);
- //@}
+ wxObjectDataPtr<T>(const wxObjectDataPtr<T>& tocopy);
+
/**
Decreases the reference count of the object to which this
Returns a reference to the object. If the internal pointer is @NULL
this method will cause an assert in debug mode.
*/
- T operator*() const;
+ T& operator*() const;
/**
Returns a pointer to the reference counted object to which
/**
Assignment operators.
*/
- wxObjectDataPtrT& operator operator=(const wxObjectDataPtr<T>& tocopy);
- wxObjectDataPtrT& operator operator=(T* ptr);
+ wxObjectDataPtr<T>& operator=(const wxObjectDataPtr<T>& tocopy);
+ wxObjectDataPtr<T>& operator=(T* ptr);
//@}
};
#define IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS2( className, baseClassName1, baseClassName2 )
/**
- Same as const_cast<T>(x) if the compiler supports const cast or (T)x for
- old compilers. Unlike wxConstCast(), the cast it to the type T and not to
- T * and also the order of arguments is the same as for the standard cast.
+ Same as @c const_cast<T>(x) if the compiler supports const cast or @c (T)x for
+ old compilers. Unlike wxConstCast(), the cast it to the type @c T and not to
+ <tt>T *</tt> and also the order of arguments is the same as for the standard cast.
@header{wx/defs.h}
#define wx_const_cast(T, x)
/**
- Same as reinterpret_cast<T>(x) if the compiler supports reinterpret cast or
- (T)x for old compilers.
+ Same as @c reinterpret_cast<T>(x) if the compiler supports reinterpret cast or
+ @c (T)x for old compilers.
@header{wx/defs.h}
#define wx_reinterpret_cast(T, x)
/**
- Same as static_cast<T>(x) if the compiler supports static cast or (T)x for
+ Same as @c static_cast<T>(x) if the compiler supports static cast or @c (T)x for
old compilers. Unlike wxStaticCast(), there are no checks being done and
the meaning of the macro arguments is exactly the same as for the standard
- static cast, i.e. T is the full type name and star is not appended to it.
+ static cast, i.e. @a T is the full type name and star is not appended to it.
@header{wx/defs.h}
#define wx_truncate_cast(T, x)
/**
- This macro expands into const_cast<classname *>(ptr) if the compiler
+ This macro expands into <tt>const_cast<classname *>(ptr)</tt> if the compiler
supports const_cast or into an old, C-style cast, otherwise.
@header{wx/defs.h}
}
@endcode
- @see @ref overview_runtimeclassoverview "RTTI Overview",
+ @see @ref overview_rtti "RTTI Overview",
wxDynamicCastThis(), wxConstCast(), wxStaticCast()
*/
#define wxDynamicCast( ptr, classname )
/**
- This macro is equivalent to wxDynamicCast() but the latter provokes
+ This macro is equivalent to <tt>wxDynamicCast(this, classname)</tt> but the latter provokes
spurious compilation warnings from some compilers (because it tests whether
@c this pointer is non-@NULL which is always true), so this macro should be
used to avoid them.
/**
This macro checks that the cast is valid in debug mode (an assert failure
will result if wxDynamicCast(ptr, classname) == @NULL) and then returns the
- result of executing an equivalent of static_cast<classname *>(ptr).
+ result of executing an equivalent of <tt>static_cast<classname *>(ptr)</tt>.
@header{wx/object.h}